What color is #3B3412?

#3B3412 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3412?

The RGB value is 59, 52, 18: 59 red, 52 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3412?

The complementary color is #12193B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3412?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3412 color

#3B3412 rgb(59, 52, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #3B3412 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20.4% green and 7.1% blue (59, 52, 18).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 53% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 69% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#3B3412 color codes

HEX	`#3B3412`
RGB	`rgb(59, 52, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 53%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 69%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 69%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.69, -2, 22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.69, 22.25, 95.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.141, 3.43, 1.069)`
Decimal	`3879954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3412, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3B3412	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3412 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3B3412 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3412; }
.text { color: #3b3412; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3412; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 52 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3412, #2e3b12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3B3412?: #3B3412 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3412?: The RGB value is 59, 52, 18: 59 red, 52 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3412?: The complementary color is #12193B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3412?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.